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Subscribe- Whole Foods says it will not allow GMOs in its private label products. The company will use the Non-GMO Project's Product Verification Program as a part of the commitment. The company will host an educational webcast to discuss the Non-GMO Project and the PVP.
- Green Inc. has an interesting post on the Leonardo Academy process to develop a standard for sustainable agriculture. Sustainable Industries reported on the fight over allowing GMO crops to be labeled sustainable.
- Thin-film startup Solyndra says it's entered a contract with a German solar integrator to supply up to $238 million in solar panels through 2013. The deal brings the Fremont, Calif.-based company's contractual backlog to more than $2 billion. In March, Solyndra was offered a $535 federal loan guarantee, the first awarded though the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program, to go toward expanding the company's manufacturing capacity.
- Several environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against federal agencies, including the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, over the location of designated electricity transmission corridors in the West. The Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other groups say the corridors don't do enough to support renewable energy production, the New York Times reports.
- GE (NYSE: GE) and energy management startup Tendril said they plan to work together to develop the communication system for GE's in-the-works smart appliances. Just last month, Boulder-based Tendril, which makes hardware and software to monitor power consumption, pulled in $30 million in a Series C funding round, led by VantagePoint Venture Partners.
- In further energy management news, Salt Lake City-based Control4 announced that it has garnered $17.3 million in financing from investors including Best Buy Capital. The funds will be used to speed development of the company's energy management systems, according to Control4.
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